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By Mark Carlisle Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers touted a list of accomplishments from the last year at his annual State of the City address, Thursday, March 1 at the Renaissance Hotel and Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd. “Deciding what to share with you tonight was very, very clear to me: our city continues to experience unparalleled growth. And that’s certainly reason to celebrate,” Mayor Weiers said toward the top of his speech. “As I reflect on 2017, I can’t help but smile.”
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Carolyn Dryer As the old saying goes, “The only things certain are death and taxes.” Then, there’s Father Thyme, whose chili spelled doom for all others at the second annual Glendale Rotary Chili Cook Off. Father Thyme’s chili won the People’s Choice award at the Feb. 24 event, with Glendale Firefighter Charities’ Firehouse Chili coming in second and Knights of Columbus placing third.  The Glendale Star
A flagpole was raised last week at Treasure House, courtesy of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, and sponsored by Dignity Memorial, Century 21 Northwest, Savers Recycling, and MT Builders Companies. Jeff Turney, MVAC chairman, said,“I’m honored to have the opportunity to work with this fine group of patriots as we placed the flagpole into the ground and raised our Stars and Stripes.  The Glendale Star
Little did Mayor Jerry Weiers expect a simple invite to Puerto Penasco “Rocky Point,” Mexico would turn into another way to assist a city that needed a little assistance. “I was invited to a baseball tournament and got the chance to meet with the mayor of Rocky Point and we had an amazing conversation about our two cities,” Weiers said. “I had a great time with him and he came up here and toured our city and met with our Chamber of Commerce and it was just an amazing meeting.” Weiers said he discovered that, while the two towns are similar in size and population, they could not be on more different levels when it comes to economy.  The Glendale Star
Glendale Mayor Jerry P. Weiers will present the 67th Annual State of the City Address & Dinner, March 1, 2018, at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd., Glendale, Ariz. The evening begins with check-in and reception 5:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and program 6:30 p.m. More than 500 business and community leaders will attend the State of the City Address & Dinner, hosted by the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Weiers will outlay the City’s accomplishments for the year, and provide a roadmap for continuing the positive trends and momentum the City of Glendale is experiencing. Following in last year’s challenge, the City of Glendale has adopted and put into practice its mission: “We improve the lives of the people we serve every day.” The Glendale Star The new Glendale Olive Garden is now officially open to the community, featuring the company’s latest restaurant design and logo. Located at 6970 N. 95th Ave., the restaurant is led by Allen Wear as General Manager. To celebrate the opening, the restaurant hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony with city officials, in partnership with the Glendale Chamber of Commerce.  THE TOP 10 STORIES IN GLENDALE
By DARRELL JACKSON, The Glendale Star As another year comes to a close, it is time to look back at the top 10 stories of 2017 that were most influential, controversial and discussed for the City of Glendale. The year began with more Arizona Coyotes drama and ended with the majority of the city council ending the city’s partnership with Valley Metro on light rail plans; the entire year showed the city with a major turnaround and massive changes citywide. There was a major economic turnaround, the Tohono O’Odham Nation winning the war over their casino against the state, a shocking local resignation in Congress to join nationwide changes, and the first Final Four in Glendale, among others that moved our readers. As we close 2017 and look forward to 2018, here are the top 10 stories, as selected by The Glendale Star that made the most noise during the past 12 months. 1. City continues economic turnaroundTwo years after the city was near bankruptcy, the city continued its major turnaround as it added more businesses, jobs and increased economic development with major announcements. The Glendale Star
Glendale Chamber of Commerce hosts a luncheon class 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Jan. 23 at the BNC National Bank conference room. Instructor is Janee Foss, marketing manager with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, who has worked in marketing and communications since 2006. As with anything, good planning helps maximize effectiveness while minimizing risk. A strong marketing plan is no different. It’s essential to the success of a business. It can help find the right customer, at the right time, via the right channel. And, help owners quickly and strategically adapt when those inevitable curve balls come their way. By DARRELL JACKSON, The Glendale Star
One year after discussing major changes to the city’s annual signature events, Glendale Glitters kicked off Nov. 26 with the lighting of lights during a celebration in front of thousands of attendees in downtown Murphy Park. While there were obvious changes and improvements to the area, including fewer vendors in the Murphy Park area, questions and issues were raised from attendees and business owners during the opening weekend.  By DARRELL JACKSON, The Glendale Star
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce and new Downtown Development Manager Katy Engels held their first downtown merchant and stakeholder meeting Nov. 28 with more than 50 local businesses owners questioning what the direction for downtown is going to be. “I want to help business owners in an advisory board and these meetings will help assists you with any questions, or issues you may have,” Engels said. “I want you all to come to me, if you have having issues, need a business plan, or license, or with any issues you may have. I am here to advocate for all business owners in downtown Glendale.” |
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